Netanyahu Kicks Off War On Hezbollah ‘Attack Tunnels’ In Northern Israel

On December 4, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced that they had launched Operation Northern Shield in order to “expose and neutralize” alleged Hezbollah cross-border attack tunnels heading from Lebanon to Israel.

According to the Israeli side, the IDF eliminated at least one Hezbollah tunnel – a 200m-long construction, which reportedly penetrated 40 meters into Israel near the northern town of Metulla. Currently, the IDF operation is ongoing on the Israeli side of the contact line. However, the IDF openly stated that the military effort might be expanded into Lebanese territory.

On the evening of December 4, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that Operation Northern Shield is aimed at targeting an alleged broader push by Hezbollah the Israeli leader is being accused of corruption to capture parts of Galilee from Israel.

He described the IDF actions as a part of “a wide ongoing operation”, which will not end until all its goals are achieved.

On December 3, Israel’s Defense Minister, Health Minister, Foreign Minister and Prime Minister travelled to Brussels to meet US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Fortunately, for Israeli taxpayers, all four of the officials are, in fact, Netanyahu. So, the government saved lots of money on the delegation’s hotel and airline spending. Netanyahu was accompanied to the meeting by Mossad head Yossi Cohen; National Security Council head Meir Ben-Shabbat; and his military secretary Avi Blot.

Netanyahu said that he spoke to the US diplomat about imposing additional sanctions on Hezbollah in light of what he described as “this new aggression.” The US, according to Netanyahu, has given Israel its full backing.

It is interesting to note that the Prime Minister’s “short victorious war” on “Hezbollah tunnels” followed a recommendation by Israeli police to indict Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife on allegations of corruption. This is the third occasion when the Israeli leader is being accused of corruption in 2018 alone. The accusations are of bribery and fraud in various forms.

It’s possible that Netanyahu sees the operation against alleged Hezbollah infiltration infrastructure is a way to ensure a quick win that would show the Israeli people that their Prime Minister is, a top class leader and his government brings stability and security. Thus, he would be able to ease pressure caused by the corruption accusations and to remain in power for another period.

However, if Netanyahu orders the IDF to expand its operation into the Lebanese side of the contact line, this will immediately lead to an escalation with Hezbollah and in the worst-case scenario – to war, a scenario in which no Israeli or Lebanese citizen is in fact interested.

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12 COMMENTS

Bibi still thinking like the pig he has always been . Go ahead Bibi stir up Hezzbola so some more gutless IDF can meet real fighters instead of 11 year old rock throws and people in wheel chairs you bucket of pig slop !

I think Satanyahoo and his spin miesters watch too much Hogan’s Heros re-runs. IDF dug the tunnel. Had to give them something to do with all that U.S. military aid money.

BTW . . . it was the cheapest thing they could do . . . dig a hole, and use it for later water chumming.

Now they want Hezbollah to take the fall?

Here’s what I don’t understand about Israhell . . . they can plot 9/11 to such perfection (and the Babylonian/Talmudic/Khazar Konvert Klan/Bolshevik/Zionist did “pull it” off PLUS . . . they can blue-print two of the brutal social experiments ever conducted — WWI, WWII, and minor skirmishes hither and yon) but they can’t find a tunnel that was dug BY Hezbullah, in Northern Israhell!?!?!?

When he visited Pompeo U.S. forces should have arrested him and his 40 body guards for the crime of 9/11/01 with all the rest forced to surrender. Israel did 9/11/01 with the aid of traitors Bush, Cheney and the four star generals. https://wikispooks.com/wiki/9-11/Israel_did_it

The despicable thugs who now run the United States of America are cooperating with the international gangsters in Israel who did 9/11/01 to us! Can you believe this? This is a disgrace to put it mildly. And none of the population seems to care.https://wikispooks.com/wiki/9-11/Israel_did_it

Bibi’s new war as a distraction against opposition at home? Sound familiar?
No US Troops better be put in harm’s way to benefit Bibi’s political agenda.
We need to cut off “aid”, and boycott/sanction the Evil Empire immediately!